Needing Catholic buddies to help me...Apologetics and such.
Hey girls,
I am so overwhelmed right now with my 10.5 month old and am due for another baby in 3-6 weeks. I havent gone to church every week for a while just when I can and havent been praying like I used to. My rosary was my strength and bible.
My aunt and cousin are born again Christians an have been attacking me lately. SInce I am not so strong and my mind isnt as clear I dont know how to defend myself. I need to get back into the swing of things. Please help me get through this.
Sparky
Hi,
I don't know how much help I can be but I just wanted to let you know you're not alone. My husband and his entire family are very devout fundamentalist Christians. While I love them and they are wonderful people I do feel 'attacked' by them sometimes. My husband and I were not married in the Church but had it blessed three years later. My PCOS has prevented us from having children yet but my doctor thinks with Clomid it is very likely we could. The clock is ticking and I know if we choose to try Clomid and do get pregnant things will be upside down. I knew this would be a problem before we married-although when we first married I was not very Catholic and even attended church with my husband. Since then however, I have become more convicted in my faith. Well I just wanted to let you know I sort of know what you're going through and the positive result from this is that my faith has deepened from my having to dig and study to defend it.
PEACE, sparky2.
I'm addicted to browsing the site, so here I am with my two cents.
I am a muslim. I was raised as a catholic, baptized as a 'baptist christian', and thankfully found my way to islam. I know this was my destiny and my path was necessary. I find all of these labels a hinderance. I'd like to believe I have an open mind, and pray to God to continue to expand my breast.
There are several roads you can take here:
christian: bless them that curse you.
born again christian: stop them with their own scriptures (...let him that is without sin, cast the first stone..)
worldly: curse them out and go about your business (oh, that's so bad :o )
straightforward: tell them how you feel. they either accept it or leave you alone.
ideal: pray for strength. pray for the right words to say. pray that their hearts are touched or opened to see how this affects you. pray for guidance that you are leaded back to the straight path.
I know my 'roads' are disputable, but I just wanted to give you some options.
I pray this helps. And if by now this is not a problem for you, all praise is due to God, b/c you don't want to keep passing these feelings on to your unborn.
BLESSINGS
Your post was beautiful! Your ideal was the ideal for any religion. I couldn't agree with you more!
Sparky...A true Christian would not attack you. Think about it...What would Jesus do? He wouldn't do that. He would love you and accept you for who you are. Don't let those relatives get to you. And, like Malikah said...PRAY, PRAY, PRAY! And, if they still continue, you can always let them know what Jesus would do...
Big hugs to you all!
StacieD
PS...I'm a Catholic by the way...I feel your pain!
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Sparky,
Just found this and thought I'd try to help! Did you have your baby??
I too am a Catholic admidst a Protestant family who does not agree with my family's views. If you need any specific apologetics information - check out www.catholic.com,www.catholicexchange.com, or look for my picture at www.avemariaradio.net
But what I also want to suggest is getting to Mass and the other sacraments as much as possible. Goodness lady! You are a mother of two VERY YOUNG children AND being attacked by relatives!!! You need the extra graces provided in the sacraments. Relief from confession, fortification from the eucharist, perhaps some solitude and refreshment from adoration. (Does your church have perpetual adoration? Look around b/c one church in your area is sure to) Become the rock that your relatives can't break and just love them. Keep up the rosaries and reading the Bible but I can't stress enough the wonderful graces given to those who receive the sacraments, the more you receive, the more God will give! If you ever have a need to talk, a question to ask or anything at all, please PM me. I'd love to hear from you.
Blessings, Kara
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Sparky, I am not nearly so wise so i'm just sending you a big *hug*
My dh was a baptist (baptised as an adult about 6 weeks before we met!) and I have to say he had some pretty funny ideas about what us Catholics believed and got up to in Mass! Sometimes it upset me when he and I would 'discuss' things
But in the end I found myself wanting to delve deeper into my faith to explain to him why we believe what we do and what the sacraments mean to us. Because of my Baptist husband my faith is stronger now! And those websites Kara mentioned are great. Also, www.newadvent.com is a good site too!
I hope you find comfort in prayer and in the sacraments. And if you cannot make it to Mass, you can hear mass online on www.ewtn.com
I hope you have a safe birth with baby 2
Hugs,
Eloise
P.S. DH is currently doing his RCIA course to become Catholic next Easter Saturday and we will be married in the Church the week after, so you truly never know what God has in store...I would never have dreamed anything like this for myself but I prayed for it anyway!
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"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart" (Psalm 37:4)
Eloise! My hubby went through RCIA and made all his sacraments this year! We needed to get married in the church BEFORE Easter Vigil however.
I also agree with the sites you posted. I go to them all the time when I have questions or concerns (or just need the Catechism of the Catholic Church book explained a little better).
Congrats to your hubby in advance!
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Needing Catholic buddies to help me...Apologetics and such. 
You need the extra graces provided in the sacraments. Relief from confession, fortification from the eucharist, perhaps some solitude and refreshment from adoration. (Does your church have perpetual adoration? Look around b/c one church in your area is sure to) Become the rock that your relatives can't break and just love them. Keep up the rosaries and reading the Bible but I can't stress enough the wonderful graces given to those who receive the sacraments, the more you receive, the more God will give! If you ever have a need to talk, a question to ask or anything at all, please PM me. I'd love to hear from you.
